Dry Goods: Hamlet and Sovereignty, reviewed.

I wish I could muster more enthusiasm for Michael Kahn's final Hamlet, starring Michael Urie, or for Sovereignty, an Arena Stage World Premiere entry in the Women's Voices Theater Festival written by Mary Kathryn Nagle, who knows whereof she speaks but not how to make it sing. Those reviews are in this week's Washington City Paper.

Toby, or Not to Be: STC's Richard Schiff-starring Hughie, reviewed

Richard Schiff and Randall Newsome, neither of whom are Hughie.

So I saw Hughie -- Eugene O'Neill's odd, sad little two-hander of a one-act -- the other night, hoofed the not-quite-three miles back uptown from the Landsburgh Theatre to headquarters, and was still in by 10 p.m. But I don't think it was a flush of gratitude for a play that takes only an hour that led me to like it so much. Reviewed for the Washington City Paper.

Russian Lark: STC's The Government Inspector, reviewed.

​Overdressed & overqualified. (SCOTT SUCHMAN/Shakespeare Theatre Co.)

A seminal Russian comedy, updated with jokes about teacher's unions. It didn't do much for me, but there's a lot of talent on that stage.

Reviewed in today's Washington City Paper, available wherever finer alt-weeklies are given away for free.